The Student is a fast paced thriller with some good twists. I found the plot interesting and the characters were intriguing. The book starts with Francesca who is a student and is interviewing for a ghost writing opportunity with the mysterious Dr B. She is making a fresh start after a dramatic incident and no one in the new town knows her.

I like how the main character had her secrets which made her and her perspective of things appear unreliable at times. I also found myself feeling suspicious about other characters as well. I did find Francesca jumped to conclusions quickly and she had some strange interactions with the other characters. I did guess some of the ending but not all of it, so I was still surprised by the ending. I did find the ending rushed and I would have liked to have read more about the ghost writing part.

I did enjoy reading this book and I found myself speeding through the chapters as they were short and snappy. The book was different to anything I have read before and it was gripping. This book is definitely a quick read and it is my first book from this author.

If you loved The Housemaid, you are going to devour H M Lynn’s latest chilling thriller, The Student.

Frankie needs a fresh start. After the tragedy that had cost her everything, she needs to start over somewhere new where she isn’t the subject of gossip or the recipient of open-mouthed stares by people who know about her past. However, Frankie’s new beginning as a university student hasn’t worked out as well as she’d hoped. Barely scraping a living, each day is a struggle to keep the wolf from the door. Finding a ghost-writing job seems like the break she had been hoping for. But will her lucky break turn into a complete nightmare?

Frankie’s client is very high-profile, but mysterious. She cannot communicate or get in touch with them through any means other than an app and even then the voice that comes through is distorted beyond all recognition. Still, Frankie needs this job and is not in a position to question any of these conditions. However, when she starts to work with her client, she is immediately taken aback by their ideas which are hitting a little bit too close to home…

Frankie’s client seems to know everything about her life and her past. Realising that she cannot trust her client, Frankie needs to watch her step – especially when her oldest friend goes missing and she finds herself in the firing line of somebody from her past desperate to wreak their revenge on her.

H M Lynn’s The Student is an excellent thriller. Dark, pacy and twisted, The Student is a nail-biting page-turner where nothing is what it initially seems. Full of shocking secrets and jaw-dropping revelations that will leave you breathless, The Student by H M Lynn is an unputdownable chiller that demands to be devoured in one sitting.

This book has so many twists in the second half it will have your head spinning, in a good way. The book can almost be split into two halves. The first half is Frankie working as a ghostwriter to someone who keeps themselves private. Frankie can’t see them and they use a voice changer. The action drives up in the second half of the book making me question what was real. A good thriller that will keep you reading until the last page.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #BoldwoodBooks for the book #TheStudent by #HMLynn. Full of secrets, this book will keep you sucked in till the very end. Frankie has moved to escape a family tragedy hoping no one knows what happened. She takes a job as a ghostwriter but is not allowed to know who she is writing for. The mysterious person seems to know more than they should and makes her wonder if they know her. Now her best friend is missing and she is concerned if she is next.

A good solid psychological story which highlights how easily someone who already has some mental health issues can be made to feel that she can trust no-one in her life as she jumps from one person to another believing that they are the ones doing her wrong. Did I guess the outcome - no although I had suspicions from midway. Solid story.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC to review.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this eARC.

H. M. Lynn's "The Student" is a chilling exploration of the dangerous allure of obsession. This darkly compelling psychological thriller grips the reader from the very first page, drawing them into a claustrophobic world of paranoia and deceit.

Lynn masterfully crafts a chilling atmosphere of dread, where the lines between reality and delusion blur. The narrative unfolds with a slow, deliberate pace, allowing the tension to build relentlessly. The protagonist, a brilliant but troubled student, is a complex and deeply flawed character, making her both sympathetic and terrifying.

This story delves into the darkest corners of the human psyche, exploring themes of ambition, isolation, and the corrupting influence of power. Lynn's prose is sharp and incisive, cutting to the heart of the characters' motivations and fears.

"The Student" is a haunting and unforgettable read. It's a must-read for fans of suspenseful thrillers like "The Girl on the Train" and "Gone Girl." Recommended for readers who enjoy psychological thrillers with a dark and unsettling tone.

The twists and turns in the book will have you thinking that you are on a roller coaster. Francesca is dealing with family hardships that have left her hiding from people. Missing person and ghost writing and other different things happen that will keep you interested in what is happening with the story.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and Boldwood Publishers and leaving a review by my own accord.

University student, Francesca is an aspiring writer so when she is offered the chance to become a ghostwriter, with a lucrative pay out, she jumps at the opportunity as the money offered would give her and her boyfriend the opportunity to rent a place of their own. However, when Francesca meets the enigmatic client online she is met with a sinister robotic figure, who seems to know far than is comfortable about Francesca’s troubled past. With little choice but to continue with the job, Francesca soon finds that strange and frightening things start to occur and her trying to keep one step ahead of danger, whilst doubting her instincts, is what makes this story all the more compelling.

The story moves quickly, with short and snappy chapters, which helps to keep the suspense level set to high. There are lots of twists, turns and red herrings and I enjoyed trying to put all the pieces in place. Francesca is a complex protagonist, with some major flaws in her character, which makes what is happening to her all the more fascinating. The way in which the tension builds certainly helped to keep my attention and I thought that the last few chapters were particularly tense with all the threads of the plot finally coming together in a way I really didn’t see coming.

The Student is a real pager turner of a read which fired my imagination from start to finish.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC of The Student by H. M. Lynn published by Boldwood Books

This was a really great novel. I loved the characters, setting and plot. Great description was used, writing style was great, the story was easy to follow, I was hooked from page one. It had me wondering right till the end who the culprit was going to be. Awesome twist at the end that leaves us hanging
This is the first book I've end by this author, but won't be the last.

The Student by H.M. Lynn is a compelling fast-paced psychological thriller that has you guessing until the end. Filled with survival, trust issues and secrets this book will have you hooked while you unravel the fmc's life. Francesca is a university student wanting to change her life after a terrible family tragedy. She is struggling to make ends meet when her favorite professor suggests that she takes a ghostwriting job. Her client the mysterious Dr. B insists on remaining completely anonymous and using a voice disorder to conceal his identity. But Dr B knows far more about Frankie then she knows about him. Soon Frankie is struggling to figure out fiction and reality, further spiraling her into danger and paranoia. Who can she really trust?
This book was a great narrative with a fast pace. It looks intimidating with 80 chapters but they are super short and engaging so it flies by. Frankie is very relatable and the paranoia she has just ramps up the tension that builds throughout. There were a couple of questions that I still had but overall I really enjoyed this book.
Thank you to NetGalley, H.M. Lynn, and Boldwood Books for this ARC. Expected release day is January 28th 2025.

This was a fast paced book due to the short chapters and some twists I did not see coming. It missed that wow factor for me that I enjoy when reading a thriller but still a good read. Thank you to Netgalley, Boldwood Books and the author for the advanced copy.

This book was mysterious and had you thinking about the next steps and who did what and when! This was exciting and also scary when thinking about who was at risk.

The Student by H.M. Lynn
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to Rachel's Random Resources and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Blurb

I’ve spent years running from my past.

After what happened to my parents, I needed to start fresh, far away from the whispers and stares. Now, as a struggling university student, I barely scrape by, living in a new town where no one knows me or the tragedy I’ve tried to forget.

To make ends meet, I take on a ghostwriting job for a high-profile client. But the deal comes with one strange their identity must remain a secret.

At first, it seems like just another job. But as I work with this mysterious person more, their ideas hit too close to home. It’s as if they know everything about me, even the darkest parts of my past.

When my oldest friend goes missing, I realise I can't trust this client. But I can't escape their hold on me.

Because they know how this story ends. I survived once, but can I survive this?

My Opinion

The Student was a fast-paced novel with a lot of twists. H.M. Lynn has written such an intriguing plot that I managed to read this book in a few hours, I was unable to put it down. With short chapters this was a quick and easy book to read. A great thriller.

Rating 4/5

I received an E-ARC with a request for my honest review.

This mysterious psychological thriller follows Francesca who after a shocking tragedy in her childhood is trying to move on to her future.

She is getting her life together with a enrolling on a university course, and even takes on some underwriting work to aid her finances.

The new client is very mysterious, but soon he seems to know too much about her past and present, and she starts to feel she doesn’t know who to trust.

Who is the mysterious client? Is someone out to get her?

This psychological thriller is mysterious throughout as you try to work out along with Francesca who they may be and why they are so interested in her past and current life.

I felt for Francesca as she starts to not know who to trust, and it builds the suspense as she determines it could be many people who could be behind the strange occurrences.

Another amazing read from this author, can’t wait for more.

Overall, a mysterious thriller where a student must work out who she can trust.

If this book hadn’t been such a quick read with short chapters I doubt I would have finished it. There are twists a plenty and I’m not sure even the author knew who done it till the reveal but overall I found it underwhelming.

This was a quick and easy read. I found the plot to be very intriguing and thought overall the book was good. I loved how short the chapters was, for some reason that makes me read so much faster. There were definitely some parts of this book I didn’t see coming and others I had an idea. Overall, I’d say it’s worth the read!

The Student by HM Lynn, Francesca became well known after the murder of her parents now that she is a freshman in college she just wants to get on with getting on. She has a great boyfriend. She even gets an opportunity to be a ghost rider for DBR and anonymous author unknown to Francesca. The interview is awkward to say the least they use a voice disstorter and asks her questions not normally asked and professional type interviews. So when she gets up in abruptly leaves, she thinks she blew her chance only to find out later that no, she was picked to ghost right this book. this is when the madness starts from her being stalked, her friend going missing not to mention the murders that are identical to the one she is writing for this book. all of this happens at the same time she is set up to question not only her boyfriend the love of her life but herself. There was so much in this book that I’m not putting in this review as I don’t want to give a brief rundown and ruin the book for anyone else. It really is a twisty read, and then anyone who says they figured it out is lying because there is no way they knew who the perpetrator was. This was definitely an OMG ending and although quite brief, I still enjoyed this book. there was one thing that truly irritated me and that was how her boyfriend acted as if she was a delicate flower and was at her every Becken call IDK. He just acted as if he knew anything could cause her to break down but that would be my only negative. having said that I still found this book very twisty and although Francesca isn’t the most likable character, I still rooted for her. #NetGalley, #BoldWoodBooks, #HMLynn, #TheStudent,

I’ve spent years running from my past. After what happened to my parents, I needed to start fresh, far away from the whispers and stares. Now, as a struggling university student, I barely scrape by, living in a new town where no one knows me or the tragedy I’ve tried to forget. To make ends meet, I take on a ghostwriting job for a high-profile client. But the deal comes with one strange condition: their identity must remain a secret. Their only communication is through a distorted voice on an app.

At first, it seems like just another job. But as I work with this mysterious person more, their ideas hit too close to home. It’s as if they know everything about me, even the darkest parts of my past. When my oldest friend goes missing, I realise I can't trust this client. But I can't escape their hold on me. Because they know how this story ends. I survived once, but can I survive this?

I love books in academic settings. This was creepy in the best way - a page turner from the very beginning. It was different from most thrillers I've read, and I really enjoyed it! I didn't see all the twists and turns coming! I highly recommend this one. 4⭐

I received an advanced complimentary digital copy of this book from Netgalley. Opinions expressed are my own.

"The Student" by H.M. Lynn is a page turning good book. This book hooks you from the first page and grips you until the last page.
Frankie is at University and has been offered a dream position as a ghost writer for someone. Once she has started this position things start to go wrong and she starts questioning herself. Things from her past keep coming up and she is out of her mind with worry and confusion. As her loved ones try to help her, she finds out some unknown truths.
Highly recommend! This book is a great psychological thriller that keeps you guessing.

The Student is an easy read full of mystery and nothing is really as it seems. Francesca lost her parents under terrible circumstances and their death put her life in suspense and deep depression until a woman, Sylvia, shows up at her door looking for a room to rent. They develop a strong friendship and she helps Francesca to come back to life and resume her studies, everything goes well until Sylvia leaves without explaining why. At the university Francesca has mentor who introduces her to a ghost-writing job and after that, her life becomes a total mess again. People do not believe on what she says, she feels she is being followed, the ghost-writting job is weird and crimes similar to the ones described by her in the book are happening around town. The story has many twists and turns and unexpected revelations at the end. Well-written and entertaining!
I thank the author, her publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC.